Measurement
Maths Mentals
Your Teacher
Our School
General Knowledge
100

Name 2 properties of a parallelogram

1. They have two pairs of parallel lines

2. Opposite sides are equal 

3. Opposite angles are equal


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100

3 x 6 + 5 = 

23

100

What is my name? Mr..............

Winstone

100

Identify three things you should bring to every lesson.

Possible responses: pen/pencil, book, calculator, ruler, computer. 

100

What galaxy do we live in?

The Milky Way

200

State Pythagoras' Theorem.

a2 + b2 = c2

200
(72 + 1)/2 = 

25

200

True or False - I have gone sky diving

True! I went sky diving with my mother for her 60th birthday

200

What happens at 10:05am on Wednesday?

We go to Assembly

200

Which number, when spelt, has the same number of letters as the number itself?

Four

300

What do we call the longest side of a right-angled triangle?

Hypotenuse

300

5(p + 6) = 

5p + 30

300

What is your Maths teacher's favourite colour?

Green

300

How many students are in this school? 

Approximately 960


Closest wins!

300

Who do the Newcastle Knights play against this weekend?

Penrith Panthers

400

What is the formula for the area of a triangle? 

BONUS: A triangle has a base of 5cm and a perpendicular height of 6cm - what is its area? 

1/2 x the base x the height

15cm2

400

8 x 6 - 9 x 3 = 

21

400

Where did your maths teacher go to high school?

Wingham Highschool

400

What is the school motto (written on the school logo)?

'En Avant' - Go Forward

400

What scene from US history is depicted on the back of the two-dollar bill?

The signing of the Declaration of Independence

500

Aa plane flies 120km due North, then heads due East for 80km. How far is the plane from its starting point? 

Pythagoras! 

144.2km


500

I buy 3 lollipops and 2 chocolates for $4 altogether. If the lollipop are $0.60 each, how much are the chocolates each?  

$1.10

500

In 1992 what month was I born?

January

500

What are the two street names located on the Western corner of the school?

Hunter Street 

and

High Street

500

What are the names of Frodo's friends that accompany him to the Prancing Pony?

Samwise Gamgee

Meriadoc Brandybuck

Peregrin Took

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